#856C2E#856C2E

#856C2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.086 H 87.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C2E
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 46)
HSL	hsl(43, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 2.41, 37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 37.62, 86.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.0043 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.086 87.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5294, 15.9099, 4.8372)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C2E #2E4785

analogous

#85412E #856C2E #72852E

triadic

#856C2E #2E856C #6C2E85

tetradic

#856C2E #2E8541 #2E4785 #852E72

square

#856C2E #2E8541 #2E4785 #852E72

split-complementary

#856C2E #2E7285 #412E85

monochromatic

#2A220F #58471E #856C2E #B2913E #C9AC64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#856C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C2E

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C2E	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.086 87.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9569',
    500: '#856c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c2e;
$custom-light: #ab9569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.759,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54279,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 87.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C2E

secondary

#5F76B0

accent

#77D850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C2E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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